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SAP is running a promotion called Step Up to the Cloud that gives you a discount equivalent to six or nine months of free service when you sign a contract for Business ByDesign, the company’s on-demand enterprise resource planning software. The cloud-based business management software includes a wide variety of features, including CRM software and powerful analytics tools. Here's how it works: If you purchase a two-year subscription to SAP Business ByDesign with a minimum of 15 users, you’ll get the first three months free, plus a 15 percent credit on all subsequent invoices for remainder of the initial term.

Scientists have made a curious breakthrough in computer chip technology. They've discovered that if you "prune" a chip's design--chopping off little-used functions and actually allowing it to make errors--it can result in far more power efficient and smaller designs.